Today, I am publishing the 1st prize winning essay in the 2014 Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) Essay Competition. This piece is published here with the kind permission of the author, Abdulazeez Muh’d Bashir. I’ve republished it as the author submitted it for the contest without the slightest editing.

Here’s the third prize winning entry in the 2014 Naija Writers’ Coach Essay Competition written by Iyanda Olakunle David (see other winners here). It is reproduced below, unedited, for the reading pleasure and learning of other entrants and the rest of us. Enjoy! Iyanda Olakunle David NWC 2014 National Conference: a Waste, a Progression or What? […]

Here’s the second prize winning entry in the 2014 Naija Writers’ Coach Essay Competition written by Ajayi Abdulganiyy Abiodun (see other winners here). It is reproduced below, unedited, for the reading pleasure and learning of other entrants and the rest of us. Enjoy! NATIONAL CONFERENCE: A WASTE, A PROGRESSION OR WHAT? Introduction In a bid to […]

Here’s the first prize winning entry in the 2014 Naija Writers’ Coach Essay Competition written by Jeremiah Oluwabamise Nzere (see other winners here). It is reproduced below, unedited, for the reading pleasure and learning of other entrants and the rest of us. Enjoy! NATIONAL CONFERENCE: A WASTE, A PROGRESSION, OR WHAT? After nationwide consultations, […]

At the request of many of you – esteemed readers – I’m publishing the 3rd prize winning essay in the 2013 Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) Essay Competition. This piece is published here with the kind permission of the author, Alao Idris Ibrahim, a good friend of mine, who was the 1st […]

Finally, here’s my essay which many of you have requested I publish. It won the third prize in the 2013 Young & Cerebral Essay Competition. You can read the first prize winning essay here and the second prize winning essay here. Read my essay below or download a PDF version of it here. Enjoy… Nigeria @ […]

Today, I’m publishing a copy of the essay which clinched the second prize in the 2013 Young & Cerebral Essay Competition (yours sincerely emerged 3rd prize winner). It’s published here with the kind permission of the author, Osita Crownwell. You can read the first prize winning essay here and the third prize winning essay here. Enjoy… […]

Today, I’m publishing the compelling essay which clinched the first prize in the 2013 Young & Cerebral Essay Competition (yours sincerely emerged 3rd prize winner). It’s published here with the kind permission of the author, my very good friend, Abdul Abdullateef Olasubomi. You can read the second prize winning essay here and the third prize winning essay here. […]

Here’s a copy of the delicious essay which clinched the first prize in the 2013 National Orientation Agency (NOA) Essay Competition. It’s published here with the kind permission of the author, Samuel Edet. You can read it below or download a PDF version of it here. Enjoy! What Nigeria Means To Me The question […]

Hi friends, Today, I’m yielding to the demands of many of you that I publish a copy of my essay which won the first prize in the 2013 GIC Essay Competition. Here it is. You can read it below or download the PDF version here. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ISLAM TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN DAY […]